The Sand Creek High School girls basketball team welcomed the Summerfield Bulldogs for a Tri-County Conference matchup Friday night. The Aggies won the winter homecoming game, 51-38, behind a double-double from Elizabeth Herriman, 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Sand Creek (11-4, 9-2 TCC) took an early 6-2 lead to start the game, but the Bulldogs responded with a 3-point basket by Haley Crots to cut it to 6-5. Elizabeth Herriman came back and hit a 3-point basket of her own to extend the lead back up to five, 10-5.

"We came out slow," explained Sand Creek coach Catherine Herriman. "We definitely picked it up a little bit more. It was a team effort all the way around, and it was nice to win on homecoming."

Summerfield (3-12, 3-8) came back in the second quarter with an early 7-0 run to cut the lead down to one, 13-12, thanks to a Hayley Wahl 2-pointer. The Aggies did not flinch, though, as they went on a 7-0 run of their own to extend the lead to nine, 21-12, with 4:15 left in the first half. Sand Creek led at the half, 25-16.

In the second half, the Aggies stepped up their defense, putting more pressure on the Bulldogs. It didn't take long for the Aggies to pull way.

The Herriman sisters combined for 29 of the 51 Sand Creek points. They were able to move the ball, score, get steals, and rebound against the Bulldogs.

"It's not hard to coach the Herriman twins," coach Herriman said. "They listen beyond what I expect. They hustle, they have heart, and they do everything I ask of them."

The Aggies' Mikaela McCarty was the second leading scorer for the Aggies with 11 points. She helped extend the Aggies lead to 12, 35-23, with 3:31 left in the third quarter. It extended to 41-29 to end the third quarter.

The Bulldogs struggled to make shots and were outscored 38-26 from when they got it within one point late in the first quarter. Gabrielle Herriman finished the game with nine steals, and McCarty stole five to lead Sand Creek.

Danielle Gallagher led all Bulldogs with nine points, three steals, a block, and two assists. Summerfield's Brianna Breitner led the Bulldogs in rebounds with seven.

Sarah Wright ended the night with four points for Sand Creek. Sierra Curtis chipped in five points and added six rebounds for the Aggies. Sara Burdine added two late free throws for the Aggies to seal the 51-38 win.